Elizabeth Lawton

Elizabeth Pearce Lawton

Birth: June 13, 1766, Newport County, Rhode Island

Death: May 10, 1849

Father: Jeremiah Pearce

Mother: Ruth Durfee

Marriage: Sept 10, 1786, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Spouse: Henry Lawton, b. January 28, 1766, Portsmouth, Newport County, RI; d. March 10, 1825, Portsmouth, RI

Children:

• Henry Lawton, b. Jan., 1787, Portsmouth, Newport Co, R.I.; d. Jul. 5, 1852; m. Sally, & Elizabeth.
• Sarah Lawton, b. Oct 9, 1788, Portsmouth, Newport Co, R.I.; d. Nov. 8, 1820
• Elizabeth Lawton, b. 1794; d. Jan. 19, 1867.
• Mary Ann Lawton, b. 1796, Portsmouth, Newport Co, R.I.; d. Feb. 15, 1826
• George P. Lawton, b. Apr. 28, 1800, Portsmouth, R.I.: d. Jan. 18, 1837; m. May 30 1826, Newport, Phebe Barker
• Lucy P. Lawton, b. Mar. 5, 1802, Portsmouth, Newport Co, R.I.; d. Jun. 11, 1863
• Gideon Lawton, b. March 4, 1804, Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI; d. Jan. 27, 1873. m. Lydia _____ .

Burial: Deacon Gideon Lawton Lot, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

Inscription:

In memory of ELIZABETH LAWTON widow of Henry Lawton Esq. Born June 13, 1766. Died May 10, 1849

Sources:

"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VT-28J

http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=208495